Treat yourself

On Tuesday I walk
to the library and
I go with a list that
has one book on it,
written on a scrap of
penguin notepaper
my Mum gave me.
I take too long to
choose six books
with thick plastic covers
and have to carry
two under my arm
because I didn't
think to bring a bigger bag.
On the way home I
buy Custard Creams
for 32p and I eat five
hunched over Ariel
until my sensitive tooth
starts singing
and I go and do
laundry instead.

~ Kore Sage

Treat yourself was first published on Substack at Tide and Shingle.